Travel Guide

Fun Farms in New Jersey - Pick Your Own Farms

Summer is almost over, and soon the air will be turning colder. But now is
the time to take advantage of what the fall season has to offer. There
are lots of fun family friendly ways to enjoy a farm this fall:

Go Apple Picking

Sure,
most of us can get apples year-round from the grocery store, but
there’s nothing quite like fresh apples, picked straight from the tree
during harvest season. Many farms will let you pick your own. It’s not
only fun, it’s also a great way to show kids where their food comes
from. Get extras for canning applesauce, or making pies. Check out our
full list of Pick Your Own Farms for locations in your area.

Visit the Pumpkin Patch

Don’t
buy your Halloween pumpkin from the grocery store. Go straight to the
source. Kids will love wandering around the patch to pick out the
perfect pumpkin. Choose a couple of big ones for jack-o-lanterns, and
grab a few smaller ones for painting or general household decorations.
Smaller pumpkins make great additions to fall centerpieces. Roast the
seeds in your oven for a yummy snack.

Check out a Local Apple Festival

Old Fashioned Hayride Fall
is not complete until you have bumped your way along a dirt road on the
way to the pumpkin patch and gotten covered in hay bits.

Navigate a Corn Maze.
Test your directional sense, and get some fresh air in the process.
Corn mazes are fun for all ages. Farms get more creative each year with
the designs. Also look for a hay bale maze for younger ones.

Test Your Skills at a Pumpkin Slingshot -
Who doesn’t love putting a pumpkin into a sling shot and launching it
25 feet in the air? The kids (and Dad too!) will get a big kick out of
it.

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